The game — and an associated, two-month blood drive competition between Amarillo Fire Department and Amarillo Police Department — brings out some fierce but friendly competitiveness, said Suzanne Talley, Coffee Memorial’s director of marketing and public relations.

Firefighters have always won the blood drive, and until last year, police officers had always won the game.

But the firefighters won last year.

“This is the most serious year we have ever had,” Talley said.

The game begins at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at Amarillo National Bank Sox Stadium, 3303 E. Third Ave. Gates open at 6:05 p.m.

It raises funds for Coffee Memorial Blood Center and The 100 Club of the Texas Panhandle, a nonprofit organization that helps families of firefighters and law enforcement officers who were disabled or killed in the line of duty.

Admission is $5.

For information, call 806-676-2180.

Discover After Dark

Celebrate Mexican independence and learn the science behind one of the area’s most popular liquors at Discover After Dark: Noche de Science on Saturday.

The adults-only event at the Don Harrington Discovery Center, 1200 Streit Drive, features tequila tasting, Mexican food, salsa lessons, a mariachi band and margaritas, beer and wine. It runs from 7 to 10 p.m.

Experts also will discuss the science of tequila, including three of its main categories, and restaurants will offer several dishes cooked with tequila.